Live blog: Luke Rowe back racing tomorrow, North American Handmade Bike Show pics, new Wiggins kit + more
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Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
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60somethingcyclist 3 hours ago
Re. Pro-car campaigner slams “hidden agenda” to “slow down motorists, restrict parking, and deter travel” this is just another right-wing conspiracy loon spouting off their usual rubbish. Why give him publicity? Like the sad people who walk through our town centres ranting on about anything and anyone they're best ignored.
60somethingcyclist 3 hours ago
Been a cyclist since I was 5 (63 soon), but I can't support this kind of behaviour. Just dumping bikes like this isn't on. Lime should have been made to provide enough designated pick up points before they were allowed to operate the scheme.
AlanMyles 3 hours ago
It is easier to trace fatalities and match them with the news story. In 2018 for instance, the only reported death where a "cyclist" was the other party, was the death of Sakhine Cikan, who was killed by someone riding an illegally modified machine. I have done a bit of research for other years and found similar. Injuries are going to be harder.
IanMK 3 hours ago
It's quite important if it's an illegal motorbike, you could claim against the MIB for damages etc. How will you (or the MIB) know if it's not recorded properly.
Mr Blackbird 4 hours ago
I agree that all steps should be taken to avoid death or serious injury in sport. However, things can go wrong. Neck injuries in rugby, cardiac arrest in football, high speed crashes on descents in cycling etc. I don't know whether this was a case of a driver disobeying instructions and barriers etc, or something in the stage organisation got missed ; after all, ensuring that a longish cycling stage remains traffic free must be an absolute logistical nightmare. The main thing to take away is that whenever a tragic death etc occurs, it always leads to improvements in organisation, equipment etc to reduce the chances of a repeat. Examples are Casartelli's death in the TDF in 1995 playing a part in making cycling helmets mandatory, collisions and injuries caused by vehicles pulling out in front of amateur time triallers led to the making front lights compulsory in recent years. I do hope that any failings identified in this case will be acted on so that Tarling's tragic death was not a total waste of a young life.
cruachan 4 hours ago
Tragic news, my condolences to his family, friends and team.
Rendel Harris 6 hours ago
@Velo-drone I hold no brief for the UCI, but I believe their statement came out before the news broke that Finlay was hit by a driver. They presumably were guided by the race organisation's initial statement which also described his death as "a serious accident" with no mention of a car being involved and so had no reason to think it was anything but a racing incident (or accident).
tomlew 6 hours ago
@boblo This! Also the 'it’s a lot more relaxed than its policy suggests.' part is worrying. It sounds like 'we will decide arbitrarily based on the mood of our customer service rep'. If they claim something is their policy, why not say it - like - literally in the policy?
mdavidford 6 hours ago
Depends on your frame of reference. The Earth's rotational speed at that latitude is about 600 mph, it's orbital speed is about 67,000 mph, and the speed around the centre of the galaxy is about 514,000 mph - those could be considered quite fast-moving.
tomlew 6 hours ago
Don't worry. Crank makers will make sure you need to buy a new standard soon!
8 thoughts on “Live blog: Luke Rowe back racing tomorrow, North American Handmade Bike Show pics, new Wiggins kit + more”
I once tried to get
I once tried to get compensation out of Reading Council for a broken wheel when I hit a pot hole on Cow Lane.
Was told that because it hadn’t been reported prior to me hitting it, they couldn’t be held liable for not fixing it and therefore weren’t going to pay me anything.
LastBoyScout wrote:
That’s often the response and it’s generally defensible in law so long as they can demonstrate they have an adequate monitoring regime in place. You might ask for details of the inspection regime for that stretch of road and details of the most recent inspection.
It’s also why it’s really important we report potholes. If they’re reported then the road authority can’t deny knowledge (might be worth checking the pothole reporting sites too – see if it was reported).
CUK’s fillthathole website and app are good because they give you a record of what you submitted – councils’ own sites often don’t (which could allow them to deny knowledge).
Duncann wrote:
https://www.fillthathole.org.uk/
Monmouthshire county council
Monmouthshire county council paid my claim for broken car suspension and promptly fixed the hole the same day, it’s always worth asking.
That Wiggins kit is quite
That Wiggins kit is quite sharp, modern but a bit retro and nice GB colours; just a shame it is marred by all the writing and names on it.
Why is Luke Rowe riding
Why is Luke Rowe riding around what looks like Sepang International circuit in Malaysia?
Edit – No, it’ll be the Abu Duabi circuit, given the headline. Are the middle east roads too dangerous to ride on?
joules1975 wrote:
There’s stages out of town, near the centre, by the sea and also in the Yas Marina as normal. Bit a mix. There’s even an ITT this year.
I love Tom Dumoulin, but both
I love Tom Dumoulin, but both that kit and bike are really uninspiring for a world champion, maybe it’s the shapes of the bike but compared to other recent winners bikes it looks a bit dull, and as for the kit, I don’t know if they were going for turn of the millenium 3rd division team kit, but it looks pretty poor. The Sunweb logo doesn’t help, looks like it was put together by some school kids using Word during detention.